OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. 



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Like the other members, it displays Uttle fear of man — 

 indeed, it seems to regard the latter as its benefactor, in so 

 far as he provides gardens and orchards, which Artamus loves 

 to haunt in search of insect life. Displaying every confidence 



White-rumped Wood-Swallow. Young and adults. 



in the protecting hand over it, the bird will approach quite 

 closely to pick up the insects disturbed by the movements of 

 the gardener among his fruit trees and vegetables. It thus 

 renders an invaluable service to human kind. 



